Nik Taylor wrote:
>Steg Belsky wrote:
>> ob-Langs, but non-political, does anyone know if the word "wuss" is
>> related to the word "pussy", specifically in its non-feline impolite
>> meaning?
>
>Probably, since it's short for "wussy" which is synonymous with the use
>of "pussy" in the non-feline, non-anatomical usage.
>
Actually, I first heard "wuss" used not too many years back mainly in
connection with cats, referring to (usually) toms who looked ever so fierce
but who turned out to be cuddly lazy lap-cats. Perhaps a chicken-and-egg
problem here.